God Keep You True

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God help you every passing hour

Author: William C. Martin (1914)
Tune: [God help you every passing hour]
Published in 17 hymnals

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1 God help you in every passing hour,
And keep you pure and true,
And strengthen you with heav’nly power,
The work of life to do.

Refrain:
God keep you true, God keep you true,
Whatever voice may call to you;
Where’er you go, whate’er you do,
God keep you pure and true.

2 O may His Spirit be your shield,
His hand point out the way—
May you a true obedience yield,
And follow day by day. [Refrain]

3 The tempter seeks to lure astray
And softly calls to you;
God keep you in the narrow way,
And help you to be true. [Refrain]

4 God help you thro’ the years of life
To keep the crown in view,
And in the griefs and toil and strife
Be ever strong and true. [Refrain]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16353

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Author: William C. Martin

Rv William Clark Martin USA 1864-1914. Born at Hightstown, NJ, he graduated from the Peddie Institute in Hightstown in 1884, and in 1891 from the Crozer Theological Seminary, Upland, PA. He became minister of the Grace Baptist Church, Camden, NJ,(1891-1894); Noank Baptist Church, Noank, CT (1894-1900); Tabernacle Baptist Church, New Albany, IN (1902-1904); First Baptist Church, Seymour, IN (1902-1904); First Baptist Church, Bluffton, IN (1904-1909); Grace Baptist Church, Somerville, MA (1909-1912); and First Baptist Church, Fort Myers, FL (1912-1914). In 1891 he married Euretta (Etta) May Wilcox, and they had at least three children (no names found). He penned many hymn lyrics. He died of heart failure at his farm in Rialto, FL.… Go to person page >

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First Line:	God help you every passing hour
Title:	God Keep You True
Author:	William C. Martin (1914)
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	God keep you true, God keep you true
Copyright:	Public Domain